In a joint statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted a second strike within 24 hours on Houthi terror targets in Yemen on Tuesday, following operational approval. The latest operation destroyed terrorist infrastructure at Sana’a airport and several power stations used for terror purposes, in response to Houthi attacks on Israel, including a recent attempt to target Ben Gurion Airport.

Prime Minister Netanyahu declared, “I have said many times that whoever attacks the State of Israel – their blood is on their own head. Yesterday I said that the Houthi attack would not be answered with a ‘one and done’ – but with ‘strikes.’ So yesterday we delivered a strike, a severe blow to the Hudaydah port. Today, our planes struck the airport in Sana’a, the airport that enables the terror army and the aerial entry into the terror state, which facilitates the missile fire against us.”

He added, “The choice of when to respond, how to respond, and which targets to respond to – that’s a decision we make each time. And this also applies to the Houthi’s patron – Iran, without whose approval and long-term support the Houthis could not sustain their criminal missile attacks on us. President Trump said this a month and a half ago. I say it again today – we will hold accountable anyone who attacks the State of Israel.” Netanyahu concluded, “I want to take this opportunity to commend the Chief of Staff, you, the Air Force Commander, the intelligence, our amazing air and ground crews, our wonderful pilots, and everyone who assists them. Congratulations on a perfect execution.”

Defense Minister Katz stated, “The Houthi terror organization tried to attack Ben Gurion Airport, and in response, we destroyed the airport in Sana’a today. In addition, we also hit other targets, following yesterday’s strikes on the Hudaydah port and other national infrastructure we targeted.” He warned, “Whoever harms us – we will harm them sevenfold. This is also a warning message to the head of the Iranian octopus:

‘You bear direct responsibility for every attack by the Houthi octopus arm against the State of Israel – and you will also bear the full consequences.’”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)